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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 180, 9 March 1867, Page 2

The s.s.Alb,ambra, which had remained in the roadstead for 24 hours, took on board 4G37ozs lodwts of gold for Melbourne, on Thursday morning, and sailed shortly after ten o'clock for Hokitika. The p.s. Pei-severe has been tolerably busily engaged the last two days, On Thursday she tended the Claude Hamilton and Alhainbra, and j'esterday performed the same service for the Airedale, and afterwards towed in the Cyinraes, from Hokitika. The p.s. Despatch returned on Thursday night from another of her successful trips to Fox's. On her 3 wayout, in the morning, she towed the schooner 10, for Melbourne. She sails again for Fox's this morning. On Thursday morning the Panama Company'ssteamship Clau.d Hamilton a.rrivi dfrom Wellington. She was tended by. the Persevere, and after taking on board 7201 oz 3d wt 2grs of gold sailed in th.c afternoon for Sydney.Svia Hokitika. The Panama Company's steamer Airedale, from kelson, arrived in the roadstead yesterday morning, aud softer transhipping pnssangers to the Persevere sailed again forßluH' Harbor via Hokitika, Thes.s. Wallaby, which has bien undergoing extensive alterations at Nelson, is expected to' re-commence her- old trade next week. She has been lengthed about 14 feet, aud three sister keels have been added to strengthen the main hold. Considerable aaa^cjbaiyes hajj} been made in the deck ; and "l'fe""lu i re cabuKlfjE^oeen enlarged. In the . after part, ladies'- and officers' cabins have been added, and the captain's cabin has been constructed in the saloon. Tanks have been provided forward, to carry five .or six tor.s of water for cattle. The vessel will be able to carry under hatches between 50 or 60 head of cattle, comfortably and easily, Shofjw-jll narry now from 110 to ] 15 tons of cargo on a J ght draught— (s feet aft and 4 feet forward. The vessel was brought to Ne.lson for repairs on the 27th October, but was not placed on the blocks until 14 days after, so that the actual time taken in the improvements has been less than four months, a period that will appear small when it is considered that improvements on so lajgj a scale are new to Nelson, arid that eveiytning had to be creat ;d before a commencement could be made. We undei'stand that the repairs of the Wallaby are estimated to cost L2OOO. The schooler Ocean Wave .l«'ft the Grey River on the Bth inst,, and arrived in port on Saturday, after a protracted voyage; the • first part being marked by heavy weather, and the latter part by light airs : aud calms. - Foi"the first nine days after leading New d ■■-':'.■■ iJearaud, heavy north-westerly gales were ; , encountered, the wind falling' light between :■.-■ Maria Island and the Schanck, which was ; ; made on Thursday last.^— ylr/jr^ v Feb. 2b. ~y: (Hhe N.av Zealand Advertiser of Feb. 22, 'contains the following with, regard to the proposed amalgamation of the N.Z.S.N. and' jP.,N;Z.y and A.R-.M. Companies :—" A ; yifivair meoting of the shareholders of the ■ . N.Z.S.N. Co^vwho. ?are adverse to the amafc Coiiipany with the P^N.Z;,. Pr'»andV ; \:R.M. Co. wa3 held at BarrcWs 'Hotel lon 'Wednesday^ evening. About forty share- '■' \ljoldCTs were present, and the following rcsok • wt re carried iuutnimous-ly v~ '-That i

in the opinion of this ntcetjrig it wpiildbe injurious to the interests of : she- New Zealand J)team Navigation | ;Couipa|iy to act upon. the proposition of tttQ/ direcifors to "amalganiate lvith tho Panama Company, and with the view to give effect to this opinion the following protest is submitted for your occeptauce: —'.We, the undersigned, shareholders in the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company, considering that an amalgamation with the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Cpmpany, i 3 foreign, to the objects stated in the prospectus, upon which persons invested money oy taking sHares in our eolocial company, protest that we do not possess auffioient information' as to the actual position, liabilities, and assets of , that company, and are consequently unable to aiyive at the conclusion that the : prospects of that company warrant us in embarking our capital in their ' enlarged * operations to Panama. That as shareholders in the NeAV Zealand Steam Navigation Company, we protest against the proposition of the dr. rectors to amalgamate, as subversive of its orieinal character and fatal to the interests onares shareholders— -as the extinguishu:ent of a colonial enterprise of spirit and promise, and particularly as the whole property of our company would be entirely in the hands of directors Ju England, over whom the share* holders wonldhave no control. 2. That it is desirable to send a copy of this protest, with the signatures attached, to the shareholders generally throughout the colony, a-id asking those opposed to amalgamation to send in their proxies to Mi 1 W. S. Bishop, secretary to the committee, dated 21st March, so as to be available for the meeting of 28th March. The proxy papers to be sent by the earliest opportunity. 3. That in the opinion of this meeting and with a view to giving effect to the protest just adopted, it is desirable that shareholders present sign the same, and that Messrs J.E. Nathan, E. Owen, audW. Bishop be a committee to get additional signatures thereto, and to take such steps as may be required to further the objects of this meeting.' Tho protest was signed by all present." We learn, from the Argus, that a claim for salvage against the Chariot of Fame, has been made by the owners of the Hobson's Bay steam-tugs Resolute and Sophia. The claim is for L7ooo, for services rendered to the ship, when, as is alleged, she was in distress in Hcbson's Bay, on the night of the 14th Nov. last. The cargo was'valued atLI2I,OOO, and the freight at L3OOO. The sum of L4OO had bten tendered, but refused. .